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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 12 February 2013
Main ID:  ISRCTN45810007
Date of registration: 03/11/2009
Primary sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg) (Germany)
Public title: Perioperative management of antiplatelet agents in general and visceral surgery: a pilot study N/A
Scientific title: Pilot phase of a randomised controlled trial to optimise the perioperative management of antiplatelet agents in the field of general and visceral surgery
Date of first enrolment: Jan 1 2009
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed/Not recruiting
URL:  http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN45810007
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Pilot two-armed block randomisation clinical controlled trial  
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name: Juergen  Weitz
Address:  Im Neuenheimer Feld 110 69120 Heidelberg Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)6221 56 6110
Email: juergen.weitz@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac low and medium risk patients with antiplatelet agents
2. Informed consent
3. Aged over 18 years, either sex
4. Physical and psycological ability to participate in the trial

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac high risk patients
2. Psychiatric disorder
3. No informed consent


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Surgical complication rates, thromboembolic events
Intervention(s)
In the pilot phase, we provide low-risk patients with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) 100 mg/day. There are two arms of randomisation: discontinuation versus continuation of aspirin. Patients stop 5 days before operation and start on the 5th post-operative day again (if randomised to discontinuation) or continue the intake of aspirin. Follow-up is 30 days.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Bleeding complications
2. Thromboembolic events
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Duration of surgery
2. Blood loss during surgery
3. Complication rate
4. Length of hospital stay
5. Readmission to hospital after discharge
6. Difference between laparoscopic versus open surgery
Secondary ID(s)
S-003/2008
Source(s) of Monetary Support
University Hospital Heidelberg (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg) (Germany) - Surgical Clinical Study Centre
Secondary Sponsor(s)
N/A
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